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UP babus sit on files despite CM's order
Sanjay Pandey Lucknow, Nov 18, 2012, DHNS
Disposal rate during Mayawati regime was better than in Akhilesh govt
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav may be trying hard to
ensure quick redressal of peoples' grievances through 'janata
darshan', but his efforts are being nipped in the bud by his own
officials.

A Right to Information (RTI) query has revealed that the disposal rate
of chief minister's references to various government departments was a
dismal 4.18 per cent indicating that the officials were sitting on
Akhilesh's references.

The query, filed by Lucknow based social activist Urvashi Sharma,
showed that the disposal rate of the chief minister's references was
much higher during the previous Mayawati regime.

The data reveal that clearance rate of the CM's references between May
13, 2007 and November 17, 2009 during Mayawati's regime was almost 61
per cent. Over 48,000 out of 78,000 references were disposed, the
query reveals.

In sharp contrast, the clearance rate of Akhilesh's references between
March 15, 20012 and October 3, 20012 stands at a meagre 4.18 per cent.
The officials disposed only 3,964 of 94,773 references sent to them,
according to the data.

"If this is the fate of CM's references, the fate of common man's
applications can very well be imagined," said Sharma. "If this is to
be taken as indicators, the data reflect that bureaucracy of UP was
14.58 times better managed by Mayawati when compared to Akhilesh
Yadav," the social activist added.

Ironically Akhilesh went hi-tech to ensure speedy redressal of
grievances as the crowd continued to swell at the programmes
indicating 'inaction' of the officials at the district levels.

Every applicant is now given a 'bar coded' computerised receipt so
that it is not lost in the sea of applications. The applicant himself
can find out the action taken on his grievances even from his home
districts. The details of the application will also be uploaded on the
government's official website.

Many people complain that no action had been taken on their
applications though they had been attending the 'janata darshan' for
the fourth or fifth time.

"A majority of problems are petty in nature and may be easily resolved
at local levels. Yet people spend so much money and time to come to
Lucknow. It happens only because the district officials do not perform
their duty honestly," the officials admit.
But the problems remain unresolved despite the chief minister's references.


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- Urvashi Sharma
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Right to Information Helpline 8081898081
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